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Puzzle 565 


Place letters into the grid such that every row, column, and 2 x 2 block has letters (in any order) that form a common word. Each letter is only used once, and no letter is repeated in the rows / cols / blocks.

Letters allowed: D O G D A Y S

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.

Puzzle Copyright © Alan Stillson and Frank Longo

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Puzzle 566 


My BrainBashers electronic world atlas has developed another fault.

I listed five countries, and how far away each was from England, and here are the results:
Australia     500 miles
Peru        8,000 miles
India       4,500 miles
Scotland    9,500 miles
France        ? miles

Can you work out the distance to France?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 567 


Below you will find 15 well-known five-letter words, with only their endings remaining.

Can you find the words?
--lta --yss --pty --dth --day --ybe --dex --fth --nda --aph --alp --era --njo --eue --xty

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 568 


A farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field.

How many haystacks would there be if they were combined in one field?

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